The Forest

Chapter 1

"Angel, get down here this instant!" Mom shouted. Oh no. Why did I leave my "wonderful" report card on the kitchen counter? Why didn't I hide in inside my bag?

"I'm coming!" I shouted back. Once I came down from the stairs, I saw Mom's face red with anger. She looked up to face me.

"What did you do to have these kind of grades? Every single one of them is written in red ink. I pay for your tuition and it's very expensive. I want you to have a good future, not a bad one." Mom explained angrily.

"Maybe because I didn't even study?" 'Cause I know I'm gonna fail, only because the school doesn't even like me. That's so messed up.

"Why didn't you study? Angel, what do you do when you're not studying?"

Okay, let me just tell Mom a part of the truth, even though it will cause me trouble with her. Well, anyways, i'm not even allowed to tell Mom the real truth. Later on, I'll tell Mom the truth, but now isn't the time for Mom to worry about the truth. "I was playing my phone," I looked down. Man, I want to keep my phone. Mom will most likely to ground me on using my phone.

"Hand me your phone," I gave her my phone. She hands out another phone from her pocket, "You will use this old phone as a punishment."

When I look down at her hand, she was holding a crappy, old Nokia. "Oh c'mon, Mom. Why a crappy Nokia. Give me a better one," I complained.

"No. I said as a punishment, right?"

"Fine," I huffed. I snatched the phone from Mom's hand and went upstairs to my room. Why didn't I tell Mom the truth? Now I regret my decision about telling Mom a part of the truth.

THE TRUTH:
My teachers really hate me. Like really, really hate me. When I first came into the school, all the teachers, administrators, janitors, and even the principal looked at me in disgust. It was really weird. Every time I went in my classroom, I was always getting bullied by teachers, students, and guidance counselors. What was wrong with me? I didn't even do a single thing to them. This year, they try to kick me out by giving me very low grades in my quizzes, short quizzes, and report cards.

NOW:
Well, do I have a choice? I go down the stairs and told Mom the truth. Mom was surprised, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"I don't want to worry you too much, considering you are very, very busy. Well, they threatened to kill me if I told you the truth. Please don't tell them that I told you this.."

"Mhm."

"Can I go for a stroll in the city?"

"Yeah, yeah."

"Bye, Mom!"

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It's been a while now since I left my house. I saw something twinkling in the forest beside me. I followed it and it disappeared. Turning around, I found myself lost in this forest. How was that even possible? I just took a few steps. Never mind. Just when I was just taking a step forward, I heard a voice.

"Hello, Angel. Good to see you. I've been waiting for you for a while now," I nearly jumped. I turned around again and saw an old man.

"H-how do you even know me? Why were you waiting for me?" I asked.

"Hahaha. It's a prophecy. I was waiting for you because you are destined to be a dragon rider. You'll be Queen of the Dragon Riders. Well, that's what the prophecy say. Come on now, follow me to my cabin."

"O-okay."

Along the way, I saw creatures that I have never seen before. They're so beautiful and majestic.

We reached his cabin. It's hidden in the trees. We entered the cabin which is made up of wood, except for the kitchen, of course. "Wow, your cabin looks so awesome!"

"Glad you like it. Here, take a seat," he said, pointing to a chair. I sat down.

"Well, how do you make me a dragon rider?"

"I'll perform a ritual. It's weird what the prophecy says. Why turn a human into a dragon rider when you have plenty of dragon riders everywhere that can be queen."

"Yeah, so weird," I chuckled, "I forgot to ask you, what is your name?"

"My name is Jugee. I know it's a funny name. People always tease me because of my name, but it's okay."

"Oh."

"Let's go. We don't want to waste time. Oh, by the way, once you become a dragon rider, you should quickly travel to the land of dragons. I'll tell you the directions later, but for now, let's get on with the ritual."

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After the ritual was done, Jugee told me the directions to the land of dragons. "From this cabin, go straight a hundred miles, then turn left 29 miles, then turn right diagonally a hundred and fifty miles." I brought myself some food, water, and some more things for survival. Dang, it will be about an average of three days.

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Christine, happy ka na? Sana nagustuhan mo, Christine. Lol. Kausap ko lng si Christine.

Lol. Anyways, I hope you like my first chapter.